Obama is a very pretty brown color. I think he would be identified as black if someone had to pick one color to describe him. I know my ancestry is mixed...I might look white, but I have native american in me...should I get confused too? I am me. Obama is himself. Most of us are "mixed." Nothing wrong with that.
I'm pale white with brown eyes...my mom has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair (gray now). She's always considered herself "white," but she has many Native American features. Should it even be an issue?